Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Helen
- The Assembly Rooms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze weights